US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerour Katrin Gunnarsdottir US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced renewed US efforts to strengthen security in the Arctic. He warned that America's adversaries and competitors are already active in the region, whose strategic importance is constantly growing. Iceland is the first leg of Rubio's tour of three NATO countries.

Presenter Ivan Tolstoy raises acute, often painful, questions of the Russian cultural process: are established stereotypes correct, are assessments fair, are certain cultural figures deservedly exalted and unfairly forgotten?

Raushan Gizatullin in Germany. Photo from his personal archive Listen22 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Activist of the Tatar national movement Raushan Gizatullin left Russia in September 2021. According to him, because of recruitment and beating by FSB officers. During these five years, he managed to live in Poland, Portugal, Germany, Turkey and France.

Information digest “Time of Freedom with Andrei Sharogradsky.” Thursday, October 8 01:21 More than 30 bus passengers were killed by a Russian bomb in Kramatorsk, the death toll in Priluki rose to 22 05:54 What Ukraine can counter to Russia’s attacks deep into its territory 08:34 Incident on the border of Belarus and Latvia 10:28 “Project for assistance to political prisoners.

Marco Rubio with the Portuguese Foreign Minister in Lisbon Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies “Russia’s war against Ukraine has reached a dangerous impasse,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, emphasizing that Washington will continue to work to resolve the conflict.

One of the ships of the British navy. Illustrative photo Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young went on trial in Britain on Thursday accused of preparing to spy, allegedly for Russia. According to the BBC Russian Service , Young became the first member of the British armed forces to be charged under the new National Security Act of 2023. The hearing took place at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

During a recent visit to Germany, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, uttered a couple of phrases that caused bewilderment among some, and even indignation among others. Namely, he praised Vladimir Putin.

Illustrative photo In the Volgograd region, FSB and police officers detained a minor resident of the Gorodishchensky district - he is suspected of sending SMS messages to hack accounts on State Services. In Kuban, the special service detained a 34-year-old resident of the Beloglinsky district, accusing him of trying to join a certain pro-Ukrainian terrorist organization recognized in Russia. The security forces speak directly about Ukraine only in the second case.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina Inflation is rising: war expenses amount to almost 17 trillion rubles Inflation from September 29 to October 5 rose to 0.96%, the weekly inflation rate increased eightfold. Annual inflation has already reached 7.1%, this follows from Rosstat data. All because of the increase in housing and communal services tariffs, their indexation occurred after the elections to the State Duma.

From left to right: Kirill Dmitriev and US presidential advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff Listen3 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies High-ranking representatives of Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of attracting an American investor to the Nord Stream gas pipeline projects. This was reported by Reuters citing informed sources.

Plague in Russia: the mysterious death of an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, fears of a new epidemic and political metaphors. And also three years since the Hamas attack on Israel. Why does October 7 continue to divide Russian-language social networks? In the Freedom Quotes podcast.

Illustrative photo On the night of October 8, more than 30 drones attacked the Rostov region, said regional governor Yuri Slyusar. According to him, the drones were repelled in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, as well as in the Kamensky, Millerovsky, Neklinovsky, Chertkovsky and Sholokhovsky districts. There is no information about casualties or damage yet.

Lee Jae-myung South Korea has decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine due to the disclosure of information about the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. Yonhap reported this. We are talking about two servicemen from the DPRK who fought in the Kursk region, who were captured by the Ukrainians in January 2025. Kyiv announced its readiness to transfer them to the DPRK in exchange for Ukrainian military personnel in Russian captivity.

How to stop inflation without stopping the economy, where will the government get money for a war that Putin does not want to end, and is it possible to resume gas supplies to Europe? We are discussing with economist Boris Grozovsky and political scientist Ivan Preobrazhensky.